- 1. Which country has the largest territory in the Arctic region?
A) United States
B) Russia
C) Canada
D) Norway
- 2. What is the name of the Russian archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean?
A) Maldives
B) Galapagos Islands
C) Hawaii Islands
D) Franz Josef Land
- 3. The Northern Sea Route is a shipping lane that passes through which ocean?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 4. What is the major threat to Arctic ecosystems due to climate change?
A) Polar vortex
B) Melting sea ice
C) Forest fires
D) Heavy rainfall
- 5. Which Russian explorer discovered the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean?
A) Peter the Great
B) Ivan the Terrible
C) Catherine the Great
D) Yakov Sannikov
- 6. Which natural resource is abundant in the Russian Arctic region?
A) Gold
B) Coal
C) Oil and gas
D) Diamonds
- 7. Which Russian town is located at the southern end of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago?
A) Sochi
B) Kazan
C) Dikson
D) Ryazan
- 8. What is the capital city of the Russian Arctic region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug?
A) Omsk
B) Salekhard
C) Novosibirsk
D) Yakutsk
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